The purpose of this article is to research Li Qi's literature, especially to understand the features of his poems representing High Tang Literati. This article is divided into 4 parts. Part I endeavors to trace the history of verse representing Literati(including the poets themselves) from Xian Qin to Early Tang. Before the Tang dynasty, in general Literati is represented in Yuefu or Odes. The figure of Literati in these verses has a tendency to be a character or an image that everyone holds in common. When it comes to the Tang dynasty, in Early Tang the verse begins to represent Literati as a specific and concrete character.
这篇文章研讨李颀文学,特别阐明描写盛唐士人的诗歌特征。这篇文章分为四篇。第一篇探索描写自先秦到初唐士人的诗歌演变。唐代之前,一般的是乐府和颂词描写士人。这种诗歌描写士人的特点是有着一般人共享的人物性格和形象。到了唐代,初唐诗歌开始描写有个别性和具体性的士人。